Lithuanian Out Loud

Akropolis Mall north of Vilnius is a must see attraction, but if you buy something, make sure it's what you want; it's very difficult to return gifts.  Akropolis was Lithuania's first super-mall.  It's a one of the fun sites to see if you visit Vilnius.  Today you learn how to say "I'm from..."  This is our first introduction to the genitive declension or kilmininkas.  Kilmininkas is the most used declension after vardininkas or the naming case. Pilies gatvė            Castle street Katedros aikštė      Cathedral square Gedimino pilis        Gediminis castle America                Amerika England                 Anglija Lithuania               Lietuva Poland                  Lenkija from                     iš genitive case         kilmininkas Amerika changes to Amerikos Anglija changes to Anglijos Lietuva changes to Lietuvos Lenkija changes to Lenkijos I'm from America          Aš iš Amerikos I'm from England          Aš iš Anglijos I'm from Lithuania         Aš iš Lietuvos I'm from Poland